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SPLK-1001 Basic Searching and Transforming Commands Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to create a Splunk dashboard with a single panel into the correct order.
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Execute search, then Save As > Dashboard Panel, then select or create dashboard, then configure panel settings.
The correct sequence for creating a Splunk dashboard with a single panel is to first execute a search, then save it as a dashboard panel (not as a report), select or create the dashboard, and finally configure the panel settings. This ensures the panel is directly linked to the search and properly placed in the dashboard.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Execute search, then Save As > Dashboard Panel, then select or create dashboard, then configure panel settings.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you first need to run a search to get results, then save it as a dashboard panel, choose which dashboard to add it to (or create a new one), and finally configure the panel's title and appearance.
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Create dashboard first, then execute search, then add panel to dashboard, then configure panel settings.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot add a panel to a dashboard without first having a search result to save as a panel. Creating the dashboard first is possible but not the usual workflow; the search must be run before saving as a panel.
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Execute search, then Save As > Report, then add report to dashboard as panel, then configure panel settings.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because while saving as a report is an option, the direct method for adding a panel to a dashboard is to save as a dashboard panel. Saving as a report and then adding it to a dashboard is an extra step that is not the standard drag-and-drop order.
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Add panel to dashboard first, then execute search, then save results, then configure panel settings.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot add a panel to a dashboard without a search; the panel must be based on a search result. The order starts with executing the search, not adding the panel.
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